Chapter 3 of The barber's chair is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The barber's chair is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready. _Slowgoe._ Just one minute. _Nutts._ Minutes, Mr Slowgoe, are the small-change of life. Can’t wait for nobody. I’ll take you then, Mr Limpy.
Chapter 3 of The barber's chair is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading “_Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “_Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “_Slowgoe._ Just one minute.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “_Nutts._ Minutes, Mr Slowgoe, are the small-change of life.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Can’t wait for nobody.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “_Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “_Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Can’t wait for nobody.”
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In this reading “Can’t wait for nobody.”
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a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Nutts._ Minutes, Mr Slowgoe, are the small-change of life.
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From this reading Can’t wait for nobody.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Can’t wait for nobody.
destroyed or killed
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
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From this reading I’ll take you then, Mr Limpy.
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From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
and nothing more
From this reading _Slowgoe._ Just one minute.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Nutts._ Minutes, Mr Slowgoe, are the small-change of life.
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From this reading I’ll take you then, Mr Limpy.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading _Slowgoe._ Just one minute.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading _Nutts._ Minutes, Mr Slowgoe, are the small-change of life.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Can’t wait for nobody.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
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From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Slowgoe._ Just one minute.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ Minutes, Mr Slowgoe, are the small-change of life.
carry out
From this reading I’ll take you then, Mr Limpy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I’ll take you then, Mr Limpy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Can’t wait for nobody.
at the time that
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll take you then, Mr Limpy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Nutts._ Now, Mr Slowgoe, when you’ve gone through the alphabet of that paper, I’m ready.
Chapter 3 of The barber's chair by Douglas William Jerrold holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 3 holds 165 sentences of The barber's chair, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The barber's chair by Douglas William Jerrold exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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